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The FNP laureate's team makes the first observation of Ostwald ripening in an oxide-on-metal system

26.10.2022

"The research group, led by dr. hab. Mikołaj Lewandowski, prof. UAM, from the NanoBioMedical Centre at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, was the first to observe the occurrence of Ostwald ripening in a system consisting of oxide islands on a metallic substrate. The results of the research,...

AGH scientists ? as part of the FNP's TEAM-TECH programme ? have created groundbreaking thermoelectric modules

26.10.2022

"To date, the technologies used to convert waste heat into electricity are characterised by low efficiency and high cost, which significantly limits their application scope. However, this might soon change thanks to the scientists and doctoral students from the AGH UST who developed inexpensive...

FNP START Programme Winners Receive 2022 Polityka Science Awards

19.10.2022

"For the 22nd time, the Polityka weekly awarded prestigious prizes to the most talented young scientists. As many as three researchers from among the five winners selected this year are grantees of the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP). Polityka awards prizes in five categories: humanities,...

Winners of the FNP MONOGRAPHS and TRANSLATIONS Programmes

19.10.2022

"Acting as the jury in the MONOGRAPHS programme, the FNP Publishing Board has qualified one new work for publication in the FNP MONOGRAPHS series: Magdalena Chułek, How is a Slum Produced? Case Study of Kibera and Korogocho Residents in Nairobi. The TRANSLATIONS programme will...

Report from the 4th Interdisciplinary FNP Conference

11.10.2022

"The Foundation for Polish Science organised the FNP Interdisciplinary Conference for the fourth time. This year, it was held on 6 and 7 October. There were 26 speakers during the conference and 164 posters were presented in the poster zone. The conference was addressed to project leaders, team...

Smart Computer Listener. Research by a Krakow team could change how we control our devices

29.09.2022

"The Krakow-based researchers could revolutionize how we talk to our devices - and to each other. The team of Konrad Kowalczyk, Ph.D., of the AGH University of Science and Technology, is developing a multi-microphone system that allows one to talk or dictate text freely even when the speaker is...

Call for Applications for the 2023 START Competition

19.09.2022

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) announces a call for applications for the START competition, in which young researchers can win a scholarship for outstanding scientific achievements. Recruitment will be conducted until October 31, 2022. The FNP START scholarship is a prestigious award...

Foundation?s Annual Report

10.08.2022

"We present you with the Annual FNP Report, which overviews our activities in 2021. As in previous years, the document reports on our statutory activities in 2021, along with financial statements, the auditor?s report, and a supplement presenting some of the FNP?s initiatives and selected FNP...

FNP Announces the Second Competition for Polish-Ukrainian Research Projects (The UA translation is available)

03.08.2022

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has launched its second Polish-Ukrainian research projects competition for scientists in the social sciences and humanities. Pairs of scholars from Poland and Ukraine can apply until the end of September. The call for applications in the FNP's "FOR...

First Polish-Ukrainian Research Projects Awarded by the FNP

27.07.2022

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has settled its first Polish-Ukrainian research projects competition. Three pairs of scientists from Poland and Ukraine were awarded. They will carry out research on the problems caused by the war and the challenges for Ukraine's future. Each project...

Additional funds for the beneficiaries of the Smart Growth Operational Programme Measure 4.4 for the employment of R&D personnel from Ukraine

25.07.2022

"The Foundation for Polish Science invites the beneficiaries of the First TEAM, TEAM HOMING, POWROTY/REINTEGRATION, TEAM-TECH (including the core-facility type competitions) and TEAM-NET programmes to apply for project modifications for the employment of R&D personnel from Ukraine. Who can...

Research by scientists at IIMCB's Protein Metabolism Laboratory, under the leadership of FNP Laureate - a leading topic in the latest EMBO Journal

07.07.2022

"Scientists from the Laboratory of Protein Metabolism at the IIMCB in Warsaw, led by Wojciech Pokrzywa, Ph.D., D.Sc., winner of the FIRST TEAM programme of the Foundation for Polish Science ? a grant financed under the Smart Growth Operational Programme, have recently published an article entitled...

What role does a tRNA modification complex, called Elongator, play in brain development? FNP Laureate?s research results in EMBO Molecular Medicine

30.06.2022

"Co-funded by the Foundation for Polish Science with the funds from the Intelligent Development Operational Programme, the research conducted by scientists from the Max Planck Research Group at the Jagiellonian University?s Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB) in Krakow and their Australian,...

The FNP START Winner to Meet Nobel Laureates in Lindau

24.06.2022

"Bartosz Błasiak, D.Eng., a START programme stipendiary, will meet in Lindau with Nobel laureates and several hundred young scientists from around the world. This year?s 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will happen from June 26 to July 1 and will focus on chemistry. Bartosz Błasiak, D.Eng., an...

Zapytanie ofertowe nr 10/POIR/2022: Zakup biletów i rezerwacje noclegów dla Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej (FNP).

23.06.2022

"Informacja o wyborze najkorzystniejszej oferty w postępowaniu na zakup biletów i rezerwacje noclegów dla Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej (FNP). Zamawiający do wykonania zamówienia 10/POIR/2022 wybrał ofertę złożoną przez: Bankowe Biuro Podróży ?Travelbank? Sp. z o.o., Al. Jerozolimskie 142 B,...

An isolated black hole roaming our Milky Way galaxy - The Foundation?s beneficiaries among the discoverers

13.06.2022

"The Milky Way galaxy is expected to host over 100 million isolated black holes. Two independent teams of scientists, including astronomers from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw - among them many winners of FNP prizes and programs, have for the first time discovered what...

The COPERNICUS Polish-German Scientific Award Presented

10.06.2022

"On Thursday, June 9, the ceremony of awarding the COPERNICUS Polish-German Scientific Award took place at the Palace on the Isle in Royal Baths Park in Warsaw. The FNP presented the COPERNICUS Award to Prof. Krystyna Radziszewska from the University of Łódź and Prof. Dr. Sascha Feuchert from the...

From gene expression to behavior ? a novel role of SRF protein controlling gene expression in the regulation of social behavior

08.06.2022

" In the latest work published in the Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences scientists from the Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders BRAINCITY from the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences have shown long term consequences of changes in early gene expression...

Broadcast of the COPERNICUS Polish-German Research Award Ceremony

02.06.2022

"We invite you to a live broadcast of the COPERNICUS Polish-German Research Award ceremony, which will happen on June 9 at 6 p.m. The COPERNICUS Award has been awarded since 2006 by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP). The prize is awarded every two...

FNP Partners with "Zapisz Dobro" Campaign

31.05.2022

"The campaign Zapisz Dobro (Bequeath Good) educates about the importance of conscious disposal of one?s property and the formalities related to the preparation of a will. The campaign has just launched and will last until June 10. The Foundation for Polish Science supports the initiative together...

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